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Mousavi would shun nuclear weapons, says Iran scholar
Even if the Iranian authorities succeed in suppressing the large demonstrations, the opposition might adopt other forms of protest – such as manifestos, strikes and mass resignations by university professors.
Iran turmoil likely to benefit Israel
Like the collapse of the Soviet Union nearly two decades ago, the outcome of the post-election unrest in Iran could be of major strategic significance for the Middle East and for Israel.
ANALYSIS: No one truly knows how the protests in Iran will end
A perusal of newspaper headlines this week may lead the reader to the mistaken conclusion that the revolution has already occured. Indeed, a revolution in Iran is an old Israeli hope. For Israel, the end of the ayatollahs\’ regime could be seen as belated compensation for the downfall of the friendly regime of the shah exactly 30 years ago. More importantly, Israel harbors the hope – not necessarily well-founded – that the Iranian nuclear program could still be checked without an aerial attack, Israeli or American. In 2003, then-chief of staff Moshe (Bogie) Ya\’alon said in an interview with Haaretz that \”conditions have ripened for a revolution in Iran.\”
Mousavi ‘ready for ‘martyrdom’ as fresh Iran protests erupt [VIDEO]
Defeated presidential candidate Mir Hossein Mousavi declared Saturday he was \”ready for martyrdom,\” an aide said, in the protests that have shaken Iran and brought warnings of bloodshed from the Islamic Republic\’s Supreme Leader.
Khamenei: Elections were fair, ‘Zionist’ media to blame
Iran\’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei denied that the country\’s recent elections were fixed, called on protesters to stop and blamed the \”Zionist\” media.
A Point of No Return
There is a rhythm to every nation’s history — a pattern that repeats over the centuries, that creates forward movement, pulls back, pushes ahead. So it is with Iran in modern times: about every two to three decades, major change — a war, a famine, the overthrow of a dynasty — occurs with unmistakable ramifications.
Local Iranian Americans Protest Iranian Election
The ties that bind Los Angeles’ Iranian community to its roots a half-world away have been in full view this week, as protesters cried out in reaction to the June 12 Iranian presidential election, calling it fraudulent and a sham. Within the Iranian Jewish community in particular, the belief remains that none of the candidates can be expected to effect real change in Iran — not the rabidly anti-Israel, Holocaust-denying Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, nor the so-called moderate candidate Mir Hossein Mousavi.
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